I think the solution to our single use dilemma will need to be multi-faceted. We will need to change individual habits and technologies and community responsibilities. Naturally we want a product that plugs into our routine without requiring us to change a goddamned thing, but from a sustainability standpoint, that’s…

I think it would be a really interesting direction to a take an alien invasion story. Right now we are are very focussed on getting to Mars and “figuring it out” as a possible test bed for future off-world settlements and advance our understanding of the solar system. But what if we were denied those opportunities…

As much as I would like to think it’s a “So long and thanks for all the Eucalyptus” sort of thing, reality, it seems, is far more tragic.

Divisions are real. But they don’t always fall along even population divides. And the instances of unity are not always sufficient to overcome other areas of disagreement.

Yeah... Maybe we’ll get lucky and a few cataclysmic eruptions will help curb the rate of global warming. I suppose that’s up to the will of the volcano gods though...

Plot twist....

Ancient aliens visited Earth a thousand years ago, but the humans taught THEM how to build pyramids.

“Sure, these industrial matter synthesizers are nice and all. But if you want to build something that really lasts... I know some peeps over in the Sol system that can help you out.”

You raise an interesting point. I wonder if there is a linkage between education based on rote memorization and uncritical acceptance of dogmatic thinking? Taking your example of two contradictory points, is this individual, when faced with such a choice, more likely to accept the one that fits their preconceived…

I agree with a lot of what you said. And if this conversation continues, I think we would need some clearer definitions of anger and its gradations.

Sidestepping that however...

What you and others seem to be saying is that anger is needed as a motivational force. It can spur action and mobilize people to affect change.

I…

Don’t misunderstand me. I’m angry too. Nor am I preaching compassion. All of us reach an age in which we are responsible for our decisions regardless of past experiences or external motivations. I am angry at the purveyors of misinformation. I do not feel sympathy for the people out there assaulting minimum wage…

“Not being more effective at countering Faux News and Faux News friends’ lies and misinformation.”

It’s ~20% more than the population of Wyoming. Enough people died from Covid to fill a US state.

The DOI doesn’t seem active yet, and I can’t find a preprint, so I haven’t seen the paper. But I enjoy reading these types of studies. I am always skeptical however of attributing specific social events (say the building of a temple) to a singular natural disaster that doesn’t clearly connect the two in an…

I agree completely. Though I also look at the argument from the other side too. If the anti-abortion position is that abortion is murder full-stop, then why does the rape or incest caveat even matter?

On a related note, it’s worth remembering that covid infections in pregnant women increase maternal mortality, miscarriage, and sundry other complications for mother and child.

Yet I suspect that many of the so called “pro-life” advocates championing the Texas law are among the ranks of the unvaccinated and oppose…

Yeah... But are we talking about John’s top half or bottom half? Since Work From Home began, those are very different amounts. 

Depends on the mood.

Come on Boris, be bold. Get rid of standardized units entirely. Only then will the UK finally be free from Brussels’ tyranny.

Sort of. But it depends on the volcano. For volcanoes in the arctic, yeah... Keep those suckers cold. But for volcanoes in warmer locales it’s actually the opposite. And in the tropics, you need to keep those sultry smoke stacks muy caliente.

If it included sockets, then wouldn't it just be a manual impact driver? Not that such a tool wouldn't have value... What with reducing our carbon footprint and all. 

This is really really cool.

If I’m reading the source article correctly, it sounds like the age of the rock is fairly um... solid... just with wide error bars. Additionally, it seems more likely that the artists were Denisovan rather than ~modern Homo sapiens.

My question is, what was life like on the Tibetan plateau…